ARCTIC had a great run with the Freezer 33 air cooler but it is time for an upgraded version to enter the spotlight. This month, Arctic launched the new Freezer 34 air cooler series, consisting of the Freezer 34 CO, Freezer 34 eSports and the Freezer 34 eSports DUO. The …

At CES earlier this month, Intel finally demonstrated its first 10nm processor for desktops. The Ice Lake CPU is supposed to arrive by the end of 2019 after plenty of delays. Unfortunately, there may still be unforeseen complications, as industry rumours claim that Intel is struggling with implementing PCIe 4.0 support in the chipset.

A few years ago, the folks behind Google’s Deepmind project became interested in training the AI to tackle StarCraft 2. Blizzard helped out by releasing bot creation tools and giving Google access to tens of thousands of recorded StarCraft 2 matches to help train the AI. Significant progress has been …

MSI’s legendary flagship ‘Lightning’ series of graphics cards is returning this month, with the RTX 2080Ti Lightning Z set to launch. MSI’s flagship graphics card returns with a reworked cooler and an enhanced power design for better overclocking. The RTX 2080Ti Lightning Z changes things up in a number of …

Lengthy isometric RPGs have been making a comeback over the last few years, with Divinity Original Sin, Wasteland and Pillars of Eternity all doing extremely well. Developers have also been finding ways to make these games accessible to a wider range of players than ever before. Pillars of Eternity 2: …

It is no secret that Fallout 76 has had its fair share of struggles since launch, with a general poor reception of the game leading to poor sales. Usually when this happens with a multiplayer game, the ‘free to play’ discussion comes up. A rumour that Fallout 76 would make …

Over the last few years, Microsoft has been very focussed on community feedback- particularly where gaming and Xbox are concerned. Right now, Phil Spencer and the Microsoft gaming team are looking into improving Windows 10 for games. In order to assist these efforts, a community feedback page has been set …

Capcom had a stellar year in 2018 thanks to Monster Hunter World. The PC version of the game launched back in August and has consistently been amongst the top played games on Steam. The game will continue to get updates this year, with the next patch set to add in …

Back in June 2018, Sega announced that it would start bringing the Yakuza series over to PC, starting off with the highly regarded Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami. Yakuza 0 landed on Steam in August and while a Steam listing for Kiwami has been present since November, we are now …

With launch just one month away, Bioware is preparing to gear up for Anthem’s first public demo. The first demo phase takes place this weekend for pre-orderers, with a fully public demo set to go live next week on the 1st of February until the 3rd. This demo won’t fully …

Ever since the most recent Star Wars game cancellation at EA, there has been a ton of discussion surrounding the publisher and its use of the license. Over the weekend, an older story began doing the rounds again, reminding the world that at one point, Bioware was working on a …

Slightly Mad Studios has another update for us. The studio wants to break into the console market within the next five years, with specs that will beat out whatever Sony and Microsoft have planned for their next-gen boxes. The first concept design looked too ‘out there’ to really pull off, …

Over the last year or so, there have been plenty of rumours swirling about the next generation of consoles from both Sony and Microsoft. At this point, insiders have given us a rough idea of Microsoft’s plans but we still know very little about the PlayStation 5. Over the weekend, …

Back in the early days of YouTube, Machinima was the ‘go to’ channel for gaming content. That early popularity led to the Machinima channel amassing over 12 million subscribers but it looks like all of that content is being left behind. Over the weekend, Machinima’s YouTube channel privatised all past …

Antec is kicking off the year with a brand new case. The NX100 mid-tower is launching this month with an easy layout for DIY PC builders to get along with, a full-sized side window to show off your hard work and support for a wide range of hardware- all for …

It has been just over a week since it was announced that Bungie would be splitting away from Activision and handling Destiny independently. Right now, there are still more questions than answers surrounding what this means for the future. Clearly though, Bungie is in good spirits about the whole thing, …

Rumours about low supply for Radeon VII have been doing the rounds but AMD says there is no reason to panic

It is no secret that Microsoft’s exclusive games all have ridiculous file sizes. Gears 4 takes up over 120GB on console and PC, Halo 5 measures in at over 100GB, Quantum Break is in the same boat. Even Sea of Thieves is larger than it perhaps should be. Fortunately, it …

At The Video Game Awards this year, Ed Boon took to the stage to drop a surprise Mortal Kombat 11 announcement. Now just over a month later, we have had a full unveiling, with the game’s release date, gameplay changes and new mechanics all being shown off. As you would …

While Ubisoft suffered some setbacks, The Division 1 did end up being successful enough to warrant a sequel. That second game will be coming very soon too, with The Division 2 set to release in mid-March. Before the official launch kicks off, there will be a beta but getting in …

Artifact has been out for a few months now and despite Valve’s reputation, the game has faltered. The $20 price tag and lack of progression system at launch caused a drop in player numbers fairly early on. Now, progression is in the game and earning card packs through regular play …

Leo is back on UK shores after a long week at CES with Briony in Las Vegas. In today's episode, Leo runs over some additional thoughts on the show, AMD's recent CPU & GPU announcements, Intel's illusive 28-core Xeon, Nvidia RTX and more.

It has been around four years since Microsoft first unveiled the HoloLens. Things have been quiet for the emerging AR headset for a while now but it looks like we might be getting a look at a second generation headset next month. Microsoft is going to be attending Mobile World …

February was already looking like a stacked month thanks to Metro Exodus, Crackdown 3 and Anthem. Ubisoft is joining the club this year, piling Far Cry New Dawn onto the list. The game comes out in just one month, so in order to prepare PC players, New Dawn’s system requirements …

A couple of weeks ago, it was announced that Bethesda had settled its lawsuit against Warner Bros over the Westworld mobile game. The Westworld game was developed by the original team behind Fallout Shelter and Bethesda believed that Fallout Shelter source code had been used to build the Westworld equivalent …

We have known for quite some time that Valve has been planning various improvements to Steam, including a UI overhaul. We saw the first UI update last year with an update to Steam Chat but this year, it looks like bigger changes will be falling into place, with a library …

Windows 7 is still alive and kicking, with current marketshare stats showing that 36.9 percent of desktop users are still running ageing OS. It will be time to upgrade soon though, as Microsoft’s ‘extended support’ program for Windows 7 will be coming to an end in just under one year. …

RTX 2060, DLSS in Battlefield V and G-Sync compatibility on FreeSync displays are all new features headlining Nvidia's latest driver update.

Rockstar Games is no stranger to lawsuits. Several complaints have emerged against the Grand Theft Auto games over the years with celebrities claiming that their ‘likeness’ was ripped off. Now, Red Dead Redemption 2 has attracted a legal complaint of its own- this time around from the real-world Pinkerton Consulting …

While previously Battlefield players have had to rely on a Premium Pass for future content, this time around DICE is doing things a bit differently. Instead of the season pass model, Battlefield V will be frequently updated throughout the year with new content. The first big update of 2019 is …